ACTED Vacancy Announcement - Local Governance Officer (Nias)

Position:
                     
Local Governance Officer

Contract duration:
        6 Months (renewable based on performance)


Starting
date:             
  July 2012

Salary and grade

starting from:                4.340.000 - 6,348,000 (B 4-5)

Location:                   
  Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Date of
Issue:             
  23
May 2012Closing date:                  8 June 2012

I. Background on ACTED:

ACTED, l’Agence
d’Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement, or the Agency for
Technical Co-operation and Development, is an NGO registered in France with
global operations in Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa.

ACTED has been
active in Indonesia since April 2005, assisting those affected by the tsunami
and Nias earthquake. Until 2008, ACTED focused mainly on reconstruction and
recovery, while interventions since 2008 have shifted towards development
initiatives with livelihoods support, disaster risk reduction activities, and
child protection activities. 

ACTED is currently looking for qualified candidates to
fill the Local Governance Officer position in Nias, Indonesia to
work on a project targeting the worst forms of child labor in Nias.
ACTED is partnering with local organization PKPA to implement this project which includes a
component related training local authorities in issues related to child labor
and facilitating the drafting of perda in line with international conventions.
 
Under the supervision of the Program/Project Manager, the Local Governance Officer shall carry out the following duties:


Project
Management:

    
Providing
overall leadership for the output of Local Governance activities;

·       
Coordinate
with ACTED local partner and other project departments proper implementation of
Local Governance activities;

·       
Utilize
the Project Management Frameworks (PMF) or other tracking tools to provide
regular (monthly at minimum) reports on progress towards and tracking of
projects Local Governance outputs and indicators;



Technical:



·       
Contributing
to the development and execution of the plan of action and implementation
strategy of the project, in particular the review of Local Governance
activities

·       
In
coordination with and project partner introduce project to relevant local
authorities in project intervention area;

·       
To develop and mantain
good communication with local authorities, keeping them informed of all ACTED
activities and making sure ACTED programme is not in conflict with government
plans

·       
To plan, organize, and implement training for local authorities

·       
Support
the Appraisal, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AME) Unit with reports and in data
collection activities to ensure that LG activities are monitored and results
indicators are produced in a timely and accurate manner;

·       
Coordinating
with technical consultants, relevant local government agencies (e.g. Camats,
Bupatis, DPRD, E-Commission and Manpower etc) to ensure that appropriate
technical support is provided for project implementation.

·       
Developing
project management tools that will ensure the effective and efficient
implementation of project activities.

·       
Developing
beneficiary progress tracking tools that will enable the project to measure and
gauge effectiveness of project interventions.   



Reporting and communications:

·       
Provide
weekly and monthly reports on Local Governance activities, outputs against
indicators and results, as well as planning for the upcoming month to the
Program Manager and ACTED Coordination;

·       
Sharing
data with the AME Unit and working with them on survey forms and data
collection strategy

·       
Contribute
to Indonesia country communications including weekly Flash News updates and
Newsletter articles;



Other:

·       
Perform
other duties as requested and use own judgment to suggest and advise on other
duties as he/she sees fit;



Qualifications:

Candidates must
have the following qualifications:

·       
Outstanding communication skills, including adapting
information to different audiences;

·       
Demonstrated relationship-building skills, including
negotiation;

·       
Solid knowledge of district and sub-district government
structure;

·       
Advanced problem-solving and critical analysis skills;

·       
Able to multitask, set realistic deadlines, and meet
deadlines;

·       
Meticulous attention to detail;

·       
Good English, both written and oral;

·       
Good computer knowledge.

Desirable:

·       
Masters Degree or above;

·       
Experience working on projects to combat child labor or
other activities related to child protection;

·       
Experience working in advocacy;

·       
Experience working at the same position with an
international NGO;



IV. Submission of application:



Applications should be submitted in English consisting of
a current CV, a cover letter addressing why you are qualified according to the
attached Terms of Reference and why you want to work for ACTED, and three
professional references.



Applications should be submitted no later than June 8 2012 to both of the following addresses:

1.      nias.administration@acted.org

2.   
jakarta.administration@acted.org



Application material is non-returnable, and we thank you
in advance for understanding that only short-listed candidates will be
contacted for the next step in the application process.
Best regards,
ACTED Human Resources